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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3044, 2 November 1888, Page 4

FITZ HERCULES. FITZ HERCULES is a dark brown horso, atanding 10 hands high, with immonso bono anil musclo, possessed, of,» good tonipor, ami quiet to riilo. Ho was ,l)rod by that cclobratod breeder, W. Walters, Esq., of Auckland, who bred and raced Bimo of thii fastest and boat horses that over (rod the Now Zealand turf. Among the number was Pit?, Hercules. By winning tho Auckland Derby, second to tho Dauphin for the Canterbury Derby, and third to Grip in the Canterbury Cup, all weight for ago, ho proved that ho was capable of holding his own with tho boat of them under big weights. Having mot with (in accident, it pro\entcd him from raoiog again. Fitz Heroules is by that worukonOwncd Ynttcndon, sire of Grand Flaneur, winner of tho Molboumo Cup, Champion ■ Race, VI? oDerby, St Legor, and Australian Derby j Lady Emma, winner of tho Duncdin Cup, J 0 Handicap, and Forburv Handicap j Chester, winner of tho -Mot, bourno Cup, and V R C Derby j Habena, Vulcan, Morina, all Maribyraong Plate winners; Dagworthand Hosperian, Metropolitan winners; and Javelin, AJO Dorby winnor, Chester's stock—eight horsesh'avo won among them during this Boas on 25 races of the not valuo of £11,940, ..and it is also worthy to note that sinco those thrco clinkors, Aborcorn,' Carlyon, and Oranbrook, commenced their career, they have been responsible for 20 races of. the value of £12,9-1518s. Abcrcorn claims the lion's share, viz, £7,290185, Uarlyon has £3090 before his name, and Cranbrook follows with £2595.' ■ . Fitz Hercules dam, Peeress, was by tho Peer, dam Missßowe,-by Sir Heiculcs, Miss* Miller by Young Wanderer, Tho Peer by Melbourne, Cinizelli by Touchstone, Brocade by Pantaloon, dam Bombazine, by Thunderbolt, Yattendon by Sir Hercules and Cassandra, by Tross, dam Alice Gray, by Bass, Emigraut, dam Quinarc, Sir Hercules by Cap-a-pie, dam Paraguay, by Sir Hercules, dam Paradigan. For pedigree and performances Fitz Hercules' dam stands unequalled in tho Southern Hemisphere, Peoross won two Canterbury Cups and Canterbury Jockey Club .Handicap, besides numerous other races, and was considered the best mare of her day, I'cciess' dam, Miss Howo, was tho best maro in Australia, and with Bob Ray in the saddle was never known to be beaten, ' Augur' the sporting writer of the Australasian, says he has known thorn to win every race at a mooting in Mr Redwood's colours. Afterwards Mr Redwood sold his stud to Mr J, Tate, who won six Melbourne Cups and two Champions with the samo strain of Mood—all Sir Hercules. Miss Howe is the dnm of Una, tho best mare that ever stopped in Canterbury. Una, the dam of Ariel. Arid winner of tho Canterbury Cup, Dunixlin J,C Handicap and Forbury Handicap, three Auckland Cups. ■ Peeress will never be forgotten—nor will her halt brother Manuka- -on tho Melbourne Course having vw the Canterbury Plates iiestiug Glencoo and all the best horses in Australia at weight for sge, two miles. In t ; ic year of the Duke of Edinburgh visit to Auckland Peeress won at the Thames all the races stilled in the stakes amounting to £BOO. The week following at Auckland and Kllcrslie Peeress also von all sho started for and slakes again amounting'to over £3OO, Peeress' sire, Tho Peer, tho sire of Darobin, Darcbin sire of Australian Peer, who won nil tho principal races last season. .Yattendon is credited with gottins moro winners than any other horso in tho Australian colonies, and his progeny—both horses and marcs-arc following in hs footsteps. First Chester, by Chester, Quibble and Shah, by St. George My Idea, dam of Nelson, aro <«11 tho progeny of Yattendon horses and wares. Yattcrina, by Yattendon. is tho dam of Libeller, Fusilier, Matchlock and Kingiish, The abovo will show that Fitz Hercules is one of the stoutest and best bred horses that has ovrr been in this district, and with tho cross of The Peer and Sir Hercules blood should get the right sort of horses, both for flat racing, cross country, mid the Indian market, TEBMS: Thoroughbred marcs 10 guineas; all others 5 guineas. Two or more as per agreement, payibloby P.N Ist January, 1889, 2999 JOHN BUCKERIDGE, '• TO TRAVEL THIS SEASON, _ Between Mastorton and tho Bush Districts the well-known siro r ' KEMF< ..,_• KEMP is a substantially built Dark brown horse, four-year old, and slands 16,3 hands high. _ He is largo boned ana being proportionately built should prove himself to be tho very hoi'so required to improve tho present breed of weight-enrying lmeks now in the District. Kemp, as a yearling, took second prbw at the Masterton Show, iu 1885, also 2nd prize tho samo year for tho beat Uauidon Colt, In 1880 he took 2nd prize as a two-year old at tho Masterton Shoiv, and also Ist at tho sumo show in 1887 as a throe-year old Coaching Stallion, TEltMS—£2los per maro. For furthor particulars apply to JOHN DEVONSHIRE. TO TRAVEL IN THE AVAIRARAPA DISTRICT. . rnHE purebred Olydcsdalo Stallion— AVON. AV ON is a bay horso with black points, and stands 17 bands high, with plenty of bone and hair. He is come of a great family, His dam was sold at 800 guineas when good marcs were sold at a fourth of that price, She is out of 11 blackleg maro—one of a family of four, out of tho same dam, and the quartette, by Henfrcw Jock, were the four best horses ever bred in the Oamaru district,

AVON, by Avon Cliiof, (150 N.Z.S.B). bred by W, Boag, Esq,, Fcndalton, near Christohurel), put of his famous prize nmro Graco Darting (l)(i) by Prince p]' KiUbrido imported (602). Graco Darling, by Prince Charlie, imported (4 and CM). Graco Darling was tho best maro that over stood in Now Zealand. Sho has been first and Champion at Christchurcli many times, beating tho great Mnggio Craig, Champion of Scotland. Shu was first in Dnnedin in hoc class and champion of tho yard. In fact her career is unprecedented. AVOWS dam Gipsy, by Renfrew Jock (11)5) imported from Victoria; g fiirollonfiw imported from Scotland; g dam Joss by Blackleg imported from Scotland. Renfrew Jock's dam Jlobc, by Crowdon Lad, a famous Clydosdalo imported from Scotland by tho lato David Nesbitt. Renfrew Jock was a most successful show horso. Before leaving Victoria ho took many firsts, and ho was first for three years in succession in Oamam, Tjmaru, and. Dui|ediu, and Champion of tho yard as wol|, •".' From this history breeders willrcoogniso that thoyhavo in Avon not only a horso of good parts, but an Entire of goodlineago, a matter altogether different to a good-looking horse, Tho great point in horso-brccding is to have a sice connected with good families of undoubted character. In tha ono caso the stool; will bo uniformly good, wliilo in tho other caso individuals may surpass, but the general character of the stock will bo inforior and disappointing. Nothing is moro grievous to a breeder than to si'.o weeds spring from a goodlooking siro. ■ i. Terms L 5, payable by P.N. at first service, duo January 1, 1888. Groomago fco ss. All care taken but no responsibility, For full information apply to' G. WATSON, : 3026 Proprietor. Or to W/WESTBROQK, Groom in Charge. TO STAND TENS SEASON ■ AT HOMEBIJSH.MASTPTQN, milE THOBOUGBRED STALLION Daniel O'Connel. Terms £2los por maro. Also tho PUREBBED CLYDESDALE'STALLION • ■ ■■ . Laird O'Largo. For further particulars apply to ANGUS FftASER, . 8027 ;' Howebush; .